Matthew Nelson (field hockey) explained

Matthew Nelson
Birth Date:1998 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Lisnagarvey
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Ireland
Nationalcaps1:71
Nationalgoals1:16

Matthew Nelson (born 14 April 1998) is a field hockey player from Ireland.[1] [2]

Life

Nelson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 14 April 1998.[3] [1]

Field hockey

Domestic league

Nelson currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he represents Lisnagarvey.[1] [4]

In 2023 Nelson moved to Australia to compete in the Hockey WA Premier League competition, where he represented Fremantle.[5]

Senior national team

Nelson made his senior international debut in 2016. He appeared in a test series against Spain in Barcelona.[6]

Since his debut, Nelson has been present at numerous international events and has medalled with the national team on one occasion. He took home silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet.[7] [6]

In 2018 he was a member of the Irish squad at the FIH World Cup held in Bhubaneswar.[8] [9] [10] [11]

He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[6] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MATTHEW NELSON . . sportsmanager.ie . 16 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Matthew Nelson – Player Info . . globalsportsarchive.com . 16 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Team Details – Ireland . . tms.fih.ch . 16 January 2024.
  4. Web site: NELSON Matthew . European Hockey Federation. eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 16 January 2024.
  5. Web site: NELSON Matthew (Import) . . hockeywa.altiusrt.com . 16 January 2024.
  6. Web site: NELSON Matthew . . tms.fih.ch . 16 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final . . ulsterhockey.com . 24 June 2019 . 16 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy . . extra.ie . 7 December 2018 . 16 January 2024.
  9. Web site: NELSON Matthew . . worldcup2018.hockey . 16 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Matthew Nelson fast tracks to 50 cap Ireland milestone in World Cup opener. . belfasttelegraph.co.uk . 30 November 2018 . 16 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Matthew Nelson's World Cup diary: Ireland will go out to attack China and make up for agonising Australia defeat . . belfasttelegraph.co.uk . 4 December 2018 . 16 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game . . bbc.com . 14 January 2023 . 16 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine . . belfasttelegraph.co.uk . 14 January 2023 . 16 January 2024.

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